NGC 3501
Coordinates: 
11h 02m 47.307s, +17° 59′ 22.31″
11h 02m 47.307s, +17° 59′ 22.31″| NGC 3501 | |
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J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 02m 47.307s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 59′ 22.31″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003769[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1130[2] |
| Distance | 77.02 ± 6.06 Mly (23.615 ± 1.857 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.8[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Scd:[2] |
| Size | 89,600 ly (27,480 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 4.00′ × 0.44′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6116, MGC+03-28-051, PGC 33343 | |
NGC 3501 is a
NGC 3607 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Leo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the right edge of the Virgo Supercluster.[5]
Gallery
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NGC 3501 (SDSS DR14) -
NGC 3501 (HST)
References
- ^ S2CID 18913331.
- ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "NGC 3501". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "A slice of stars". Hubble Space Telescope. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "The Leo III Groups". Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
External links
Media related to NGC 3501 at Wikimedia Commons
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